Purpose
The Infrastructure Working Group is a sub-group of Finance Committee and should act on Finance Committee and Council鈥檚 behalf to do detailed work and thinking in the following relevant areas:
Provide early scrutiny, ahead of consideration by Finance Committee and Council, of Estates Capital Plans including: a. financial arrangements, b. the proposals for delivery, c. the review of delivery performance, d. governance within the overall capital programme
To provide Finance Committee and Council assurance that proposals are: a. Appropriate and effective, b. Realistic, c. Affordable, d. Meeting the University鈥檚 commitments to efficient space utilisation and sustainability performance targets, e. In line with the University鈥檚 strategies and business plan, f. Deliverable within the target period, g. Managed within the agreed risk appetite and framework.
To support the Executive in the development and monitoring of the Estates Strategy.
Provide assurance to Finance Committee and Council on the overall health of the estate, including: a. Oversight of the routine maintenance plan. b. Health & Safety considerations as they relate to Capital Projects and maintenance on the Estate.
Reporting Relationships
The Infrastructure Working Group reports to Finance Committee after every meeting with a written report.
The full meeting minutes will also be made available to Council after each meeting.
Procedural Rules
Meeting Frequency
The Committee meets at least four times a year.
Where possible, meetings will be in person.
Quorum
The quorum for meetings shall be one third of the membership including at least one lay member of Council.
Membership
Ex-Officio Members
- Professor Marcus Munaf貌, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost
Appointed Members
- Anthony Smith, Lay Member of Council, appointed by Council (Chair), term 2027
- Alun Griffiths, Lay Member of Council, appointed by Council, term 2029
- Alexander Phillips, Lay Member of Council, appointed by Council, term 2029
In Attendance
- Kirsty Shaw, Chief Operating Officer
- Dev Biddlecombe, Director of Campus Infrastructure
- Sharon Flood, Chair of Council
- Richard Jackson, Director of Sustainability and Space Management
- Martin Williams, Director of Finance
- Katie Anderton, Governance Partner
Other members may be co-opted or invited to attend for specific meetings at the discretion of the Committee.
Membership will be determined annually. All terms are subject to renewal.
Meeting Dates and Paper deadlines
A full schedule of meeting dates for all committees can be accessed here.
The following timescales normally apply:
- Paper submission deadline: Two weeks before the scheduled meeting date
- Circulation of agenda and papers: One week before the scheduled meeting date.
Items for future meetings should be discussed with the Governance Partner as early as possible.
Version Information
- Owner: Infrastructure Working Group
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